So, Ughhh ( BIG SIGH).... Tomorrow is MY DAY!!!!! I can not wait!!! I am so excited!

I just wanted to say, Good Luck... to everyone going in this week. As soon as I can get back up to post... You bet I will. 

I thank everyone one of you, That has helped get me to this point. This website is amazing!!! And I can't thank you all enough!!  I have learned so much!!!! 

Okay, Eeeeek... HERE GOES NOTHING!!!!!!!!!

Take care,
Charlotte

Eleanor,

No, but I want to wish you the best for your day of surgery.  I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Barb

CongratZ on starting your new life! I am glad you are doing well. I have heard that as long as it isn't greenish/yellowi****'s okay. I was going to write"*****" but it looked so wrong! LOL
Thank's for sharing I am excitedly and nervously awaiting my surgery.

 Take a deep breath, you have to keep in mind, your body is going through SHOCK!!!! 
So now instead of taking in all the calories and other things that your body was used to, it is now starting to hang on to anything it can get. I didn't think I had lost anything on my 10 days of no carbs, all liquid dite,until the day of my surgery. I lost 22 pounds and was amazed. So just give it time, right now your body things its starving and trying to hang on to anything it can. You will be surprised when you step on that scale on surgery day.. 
Keep your chin up, things will get moving. The first week was the hardest for me as well as most people starting this diet. Just keep the reward in mind of the healthy life you will have after surgery. 
Good luck, 
Annmarie 

I posted this in a reply but really need some advice.  I know I shouldn't compare myself to others but all I keep reading is people losing 10, even 16 (you suck, Ashlie!!!!) lbs in a week!  I've lost 3....ugh!  I'm really discouraged.

I'm day 7 on the liquid diet and really thought the weight would come off faster but I think I've only lost maybe 3 lbs!!  The first 2 days I had a HORRIBLE headache, I thought maybe I was just in shock to not be eating real food but I wanted to be 100% sure I was doing it right so I got out all the labels and did the math and found out I was only getting:

720 calories (should be 1300)
34g carbs (less than 100g)
80g protein (between 90-120g)

No wonder I had a headache!  I was barely sustaining myself.  So I made some adjustments (added soup for dinner).  I can't find a post that talks much about what people are eating (drinking) for the 2 week diet so I'm hoping someone will see this and tell me if I'm missing something.  I know my pre-op diet is to shrink the liver and not necessarily lose weight but I was under the impression that people drop it like crazy...I worry that my 2 days of nearly starving myself at 720 calories put the kabosh on losing.

protein shake for breakfast, lunch and dinner (all 20g protein each)
chicken bouillion (15g protein) for lunch with SF jello
drink mix in (16g protein) with some carrots (I'm allowed any non-starchy raw or cooked veggies, parkay no fat spray if steamed/sauteed)
steamed mushrooms
98% fat free cream of (chicken/mushroom/broccoli) soup (added this for calorie sake)
celery with 2tbsp peanut butter to get me in the protein range

I feel like I'm following to a T and am now hitting the ranges but the weight loss isn't there....

Ideas?